Former President Jimmy Carter hospitalized with pelvic fracture after falling at home

Former president Jimmy Carter prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sept. 30, 2018.

The Carter Center, which the former president founded in 1982, posted a statement via Twitter on Tuesday morning, saying Carter had been “admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture.”

Carter, who is 95, “is in good spirits and is looking forward to recovering at home,” the center tweeted.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had a fall yesterday evening at his home in Plains, Ga. He has been admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture. He is in good spirits and is looking forward to recovering at home.